Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against former Volkswagen (VW) CEO and chairman of the management board Martin Winterkorn on...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Friday signed Senate File 359 , a bill containing the nation's most restrictive abortion ban, into law after the bill's approval in the state legislature on Wednesday. Known...

The Brazil Supreme Federal Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled to limit the immunity from local prosecution granted to federal lawmakers in the country. Earlier, members of the Brazil National Congress ...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against former Volkswagen (VW) CEO and chairman of the management board Martin Winterkorn on charges of fraud and conspiracy arising from the company's...

A UN human rights expert called for "calm and for all sides to exercise restraint" in the Central African Republic (CAR) Thursday, according to a UN statement . Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, the Independent Expert on the situation of human...

The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced the transfer of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darb to Saudi Arabia. Al Darb pleaded guilty in 2014. Part of the deal included his eventual transfer from Guantanamo. There are...

The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) and Planned Parenthood filed lawsuits against the Trump administration on Wednesday over an alleged shift in policy for family planning services toward a focus on abstinence. The complaints [NFPRHA;...

The Iowa legislature on Wednesday approved a measure to ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected, or as early as six weeks of gestation. According to the bill, "'Fetal heartbeat' means cardiac activity, the steady and repetitive...

The Connecticut House of Representatives on Tuesday approved HB 5542 , which bans "the sale or transfer, possession, manufacturing, or use of bumps stocks or other accessories to increase the rate of fire of a firearm." Violators of...

The Attorneys General from seven states filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas Tuesday challenging the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The seven states...